Acts 22:28:18Acts.22.28.W18TAB
καὶ
kai
“also”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
- English
- also
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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KAI
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê de ho khi-LEE-ar-khos e-GÔ pol-LOU ke-pha-LAI-ou tên po-li-TEI-an TAU-tên ek-tê-SA-mên ho de PAU-los E-phê e-GÔ de KAI ge-GEN-nê-mai
Exegesis
Paul’s egō {Ἐγὼ | e-gō}, again fronted, and the combined de kai {δὲ καὶ | de kai} reinforce adversative nuance, and the perfect passive gegénnēmai {γεγέννημαι | ge-gén-nē-mai} frames his birth as a completed event with ongoing effect. The noun “citizen” is understood elliptically, creating a legal contrast between purchased and inherited status.
Root and etymology
dikēdí-kē
“justice, right”
In context — Acts 22:28
The commander answered, “I obtained this citizenship with a large payment.” But Paul said, “But I also was born a citizen.”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:28:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 22:28, so the Greek word καὶ (kai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.22.28.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.28.W18.S1) and character.